Via The Daily Monitor: School closed over cholera in Nakapiripirit. Excerpt:
The authorities in Nakapiripirit District have closed down a primary school within the town council over cholera.
Namorotot Primary School was closed down on Friday after 11 cholera cases were registered at the school.
The district education officer, Mr Yahaya Oriokot Juma, said; “We closed down the school because we didn’t want the disease to affect many children and teachers.”
Namorotot Primary School is a day school.
Mr Oriokot said the school has an enrolment of about 200 pupils. He said the school will be re-opened after an assessment by the health team.
